Virtual Prototyping: Manipulator with SpaceMouse Control

This example shows the use of the Magellan SpaceMouse for manipulating objects in the virtual world. The whole
system of a hot chamber manipulator control was prototyped in 2 hours using Virtual Reality Toolbox.

Magellan Space Mouse is a six degrees of freedom input device, useful for navigating and manipulation of objects
in virtual worlds. SpaceMouse is also suitable as a general input device for Simulink models. This professional 3D
device greatly facilitates all the above mentioned tasks, and is recommended for higher performance applications
and user comfort. SpaceMouse is supported via the SpaceMouse Input block, which is included in the Virtual Reality
Toolbox Simulink library.

All six degrees of freedom of the SpaceMouse are used for manipulating the mechanic arm. Animation shows the
movement of the arm both in and "Dominant" mode, when only the mouse cap movement in the dominant
direction is considered.

The Magellan SpaceMouse Input block can operate in three modes to cover the most typical use of such a device in
3D context:

Speeds

Positions

Viewpoint coordinates

Acknowledgements

Model and graphics in this example used with kind permission of Protys
s.r.o., Praha, Czech Republic.

More information on the Magellan SpaceMouse can be found at the web pages of 3Dconnexion company.